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Walter Bobbie Biography (1945-)

Born November 18, 1945, in Scranton, PA. Addresses: Agent--Writers andArtists Agency, 19 West 44th St., Suite 1000, New York, NY 10036.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

November 18, 1945

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Stage Appearances
• Standby, Dames at Sea, Theatre de Lys, New York City, then Plaza 9 MusicHall, 1970-71.
• Hugh, Frank Merriwell; or, Honor Challenged, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1971.
• Understudy for Collin Talbo, The Grass Harp, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1971.
• Eddie Applebee, Drat!, McAlpin Rooftop Theatre, New York City, 1971.
• Roger, Grease, Eden Theatre, New York City, 1972, then Broadhurst Theatreand later Royale Theatre, both New York City, beginning in 1972.
• Octave, Tricks, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1973.
• Hopkinson Brown, Going Up, John Golden Theatre, New York City, 1976.
• Contract player number one, Michael, and salad chef, A History of the American Film, American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA) Theatre, New York City, 1978.
• Company, Playwright's Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1980.
• Lucifer, Up from Paradise, Jewish Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1983.
• Paul, Goodbye Freddy, INTAR Theatre, New York City, 1985.
• Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, Anything Goes!, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, between 1987 and 1989.
• George Burton, Cafe Crown, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1989.
• Voice, Limbo Tales, Greenwich House Theatre, New York City, 1990.
• Freud, "Psychoneurotic Phantasies," The 1990 Young Playwrights Festival (also known as Young Playwrights '90), Playwright's Horizons Theatre, 1990.
• Soames, Getting Married, Circle in the Square Theatre Uptown, New York City, 1991.
• Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Guys and Dolls, Martin Beck Theatre, 1992-93.
• Comptroller Schub, Anyone Can Whistle, Carnegie Hall, New York City, 1995.
• Also appeared in She Loves Me, Assassins, Driving Miss Daisy, and I LoveMy Wife.
• Credits; Stage Work; Director
• A Grand Night for Singing! The Rodgers and Hammerstein Revue, Rainbow andStars Cabaret, New York City, then Criterion Theatre/Center Stage Right, NewYork City, 1993-94.
• Fiorello!, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1994.
• "For Whom the Southern Bell Tolls," in Series C, Marathon '94, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City, 1994.
• Durang Durang, Manhattan Theatre Club/Stage II, New York City, 1994.
• Nude Nude Totally Nude, New York Shakespeare Festival, Joseph Papp PublicTheatre, New York City, 1996, then Montreal, Quebec, and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
• Chicago, City Center Theatre, 1996, then Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York City, 1996-97.
• Footloose, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, then New York City, 1998.
• Credits; Stage Work; Artistic Director
• Call Me Madam, City Center Theatre, 1995.
• Out of This World, City Center Theatre, 1995.
• Pal Joey, City Center Theatre, 1995.
• Du Barry Was a Lady, City Center Theatre, 1996.
• One Touch of Venus, City Center Theatre, 1996.
• Chicago, City Center Theatre, 1996.
• Credits; Film Appearances
• Dean Howland, Shakedown (also known as Blue Jean Cop), Universal, 1988.
• Kirk Penschley, Thinner (also known as Stephen King's Thinner), Paramount, 1996.
• Man in bed, The First Wives Club, Paramount, 1996.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
• Wally Anderson, Loving (also known as The City), ABC, 1983.
• Denny Anderson, Loving (also known as The City), ABC, 1983.
• Peter Cummings, "His Hour upon the Stage," Law and Order, NBC, 1991.
• Fred Drake, "Wedded Bliss," Law and Order, NBC, 1992.
• "Up on the Roof," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1993.
• New York News, CBS, 1995.
• Appeared on The Equalizer, CBS; L.A. Law, NBC; and Hill St. Blues, NBC.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Specials
• Sheriff, "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1991.
• "Guys and Dolls off the Record," Great Performances, PBS, 1992.
• Interviewee, Broadway '97: Launching the Tonys, PBS, 1997.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Movies
• Speeding cabbie, Edie and Pen, HBO, 1996.
• Credits; Radio Appearances
• Frequent guest on A Prairie Home Companion.

Further Reference

Periodicals:

• Back Stage, November 22, 1996, p. 17.